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Re: Pay for Play...the NCAA is not the villain

MainLineCane said:
Sorry I've learned over time that there are usually less than four degrees of separation between the NCAA and ANYTHING that is a problem in this world

The NCAA has responsibility for ...or can be reasonably tied to most of the world's ills ....and anyone's personal problems.

From the world's arms race and global poverty to male pattern baldness and uncontrollable flatulence

What do you think they are doing in those HUGE office buildings?......certainly not fair rule enforcement

There is little to no reason for the NCAA's existence
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If the NCAA really is responsible for uncontrolled flatulence then this whole thing is MUCH more serious than I thought.
 
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The NCAA is absolutely a villain. Forcing a DIII team to vacate its national title because an a coach let a player borrow his old broken down Subaru? Give me a f#cking break.

Coach: "Oh I have an old *******-magnet Subaru I dont use anymore. "
Player: "If you aren't using it can I borrow it to see my sick Grandmother?"
Coach: "Haha, no. Too bad you don't have rich parents. Get a bus pass."

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D-III team vacates title; coach let player use car

The NCAA has ordered Mary Hardin-Baylor to vacate its 2016 Division III national championship because the football coach let a player use his car for more than 18 months, which was determined to be an improper benefit for a student-athlete.
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Silentobserver said:
You're correct. Miami will no longer exist in an environment where players are paid top dollar.
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Miami will still be the same mediocre program even if Pay for Play becomes a reality. The college football world has passed by Miami and it's looking at Miami in the rear view mirror. Not sorry if it hurts someone's feelings.
 
JD08 said:
That 3 yr eligibility rule is so 30 yr old linebackers don't cripple a 17/18 yr old running back.
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Not to worry. Unlikely to happen. How many thirty year old LBs are there? Most thirty year olds, except for QBs and kickers, are washed up and out of the league already.
 
DTP said:
The lawsuit filed against Mc Donald's wasn't simply because the patron burnt herself with hot coffee. It was because the coffee was served at a temperature higher than allowed by law. It sound stupid but there are laws against scalding hot coffee.
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Actually, I think McDonalds was on notice that patrons were likely to be at risk of serious burns given that the purchasers were sitting in a car with limited locations to put a cup right after purchase. Most importantly, McDonalds was on notice that scalding hot coffee was dangerous. Under tort law, McDonalds was clearly in the wrong. When the big fuss erupted over this case, I read the decision and realized that it was properly decided.

I'm not a lawyer who deals with products liability, negligence, etc., but I know enough from my legal training to think this case made a lot of sense to me legally when I read it and was rightly decided. The jury properly applied the law to the facts.

And they did serve it at a temperature that was too high, perhaps higher than MacDonald's own guidelines.
 
Forcing athletes to go to college is stupid, no matter the sport once you're 18 and can go fight in wars for billionaires cough cough sorry for your country why cant you participate in pro sports.
 
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